BA#1 Shamhat

1. Shamhat Page #77
2. Shamhat is a priestess who gives her body to any man in honor of Ishtar, the goddess.
3. Shamhat and Ishtar are two completely different people. Shamhat gives her body to a man, whereas Ishtar expects the man to give to her and not give a man anything in return. An example of this is shown in the passage on page 130-132, where she says "Come here, GIlgamesh," Ishtar said, "marry me, give me your luscious fruits, be my husband, be my sweet man..."
4. I believe that Shamhat is a hero because she civilized Enkidu and brought Gilgamesh a friend that he will never forget and in a way helped civilize Gilgamesh in the end.